AT THE WILL OF THE BODY CL
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Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
Written By: Arthur W. Frank
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.0019
EAN: 9780395561881
ISBN: 0395561884
Label: Houghton Mifflin
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: 1991-03-01
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Studio: Houghton Mifflin
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Editorial Reviews for AT THE WILL OF THE BODY CL
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In his eloquent work, Frank explores the events of illness from within: the transformation from person to patient, the pain, the sense of wonderment at the body--despite its failings--and the ceremony of recovery. "Arthur Frank's book is a dramatic contribution to our lives."--M. Scott Peck.
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Summary: One of my favorite books on the patient journey
Comment: I recommend this book to my patients all the time. My own copy is almost completely highlighted. Dr. Frank gives such insight into his own patient experience and from a medical sociologist's perspective!
Abby Caplin, MD, MA, San Francisco, CA
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Summary: Best Book On Illness
Comment: For anyone who is ill or anyone who is accompanying someone else on this journey, this book is invaluable. Richly illuminating and enlightening about what it means to be facing a life threatening illness. It is enormously helpful and reassuring to read of someone facing this head on without the current and dismissive "just have a positive attitude". it is engrossing and a life changing book. I cannot recommend highly enough.
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Summary: A scholars pilgrimage with illness
Comment: Arthur W. Frank's book, At the Will of the Body: Reflections on Illness, is a pilgrimage through the author's struggle with a heart attack and cancer. His experiences, insights, treatments, along with his wife's support are by no means examples of the average person's struggle with illnesses. Frank, a college professor, comes across as a self-centered elitest and as a patient who was critical of his health care. Upon reflection, I am amazed by his wife's dedication to him as he progressed through his illnesses, especially cancer.
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Summary: Education and Hope
Comment: I have helped train family practice physicians and I have used the play "W;T" to try and sensitize young physicians to the viewpoint of the patient. I was asked to read this book for a graduate course in spirituality and healing called: Suffering and Hope. I found it even better than "W;T" for training purposes. I think it should be required reading for all medical students and residents. Physicians are much more than just technicians trained to "fix" bodies. The viewpoint of the author was most helpful in suggesting ways to approach a very difficult situation. I have ordered copies for friends who are suffering from cancer that it may help them on their journey!
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Summary: Awesome
Comment: This was one of the best books I have read in the course of my dissertation work. I'd say it is a must read for anyone in the health care profession, as well as patients battling chronic symptoms. The book is a reminder that we need to remember the PERSON who is the patient.
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